UC Berkeley Media Advisory

WHAT
University of California, Berkeley, officials announced
today (Monday, Sept. 13) that the campus is postponing
submission of its Long Range Development Plan to the UC
Board of Regents.

The proposed land use plan, which would guide campus development
through the year 2020, instead will be submitted to the
board for review and approval at its January meeting. The
issue had been scheduled for the board's November meeting.

The new date will allow campus senior staff to review
aspects of the plan that are of particular concern to the
community: designation of a hill area above campus as a
potential site for faculty housing and plans to increase
parking by as much as 30 percent, or 2,300 spaces.

The postponement will also provide better access to community
members who wish to attend the Regents' meeting. The November
board meeting is in Los Angeles. The January 2005 meeting
will take place in San Francisco.

The draft plan was distributed for public comment in spring
2004 and was followed by two public hearings. The final
document was scheduled for completion and submission to
the Board of Regents this fall. Once approved, the document
will replace UC Berkeley's current long-range plan and
guide campus development from 2005 to 2020.